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Pages 63-66

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... The proposed actions listed below consist of suggestions made by individuals at the convocation. They should not be seen as consensus conclusions of the meeting or as positions that are officially endorsed by the National Research Council or the National Academy of Sciences.
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... • xisting resources such as the Understanding Evolution website E could be expanded and promoted. In particular, these resources could present examples provided by disciplinary and professional societies across the life sciences and reviewed for pedagogical effectiveness and potential impact by various teacher organizations such as NABT, the Understanding Evolution websites' Teacher Advisory Board, or the National Academies' Teacher Advisory Council.1 • taskforce supported by the National Academy of Sciences or A other scientific organizations could develop materials on evolution and the nature of science both for educators and the general public.
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... SUPPORT • upplemental awards from the National Science Foundation and S other public and private sources of funding can provide support for educational and research activities involving evolution educa tion, and especially for students who do not take Advanced Place ment Biology and those who are not planning to major in science. • ESCent can support the development of courses and curriculum N for evolution education at different levels, from elementary school to college and from the local to national scales.
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... • rofessional societies could support presentations at annual meet P ings of educators on topics related to evolution education. Robert Pennock from Michigan State University expressed an appropriate closing comment: "We are at a cusp where the communities are coming together to teach evolution across the curriculum.
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